Agnes MARCIL

(b. 31 May 1738 , La Prairie, Canada, New France d. 3 March 1790 , Longueuil, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Agnes MARCIL was born 31 May 1738 in La Prairie, Canada, New France

Agnes MARCIL was the child of Toussaint MARCIL dit LESPAGNOL and Agnes ROBIDOUX and the grandchild of: (paternal) Charles MARCIL (MARSIL) and Marie-Romaine GERVAIS (maternal) Joseph ROBIDOU (ROBIDOUX) dit L'ESPAGNOL and Jeanne SÉGUIN

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Agnes married Vincent BETOURNAY 19 January 1761 in Longueuil, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Vincent BETOURNAY was born 22 October 1738 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil). Vincent died 4 October 1795 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil). Vincent was the child of Pierre BERTOURNE (BETOURNAY) and Marie-Anne EMARD (AYMARD).

Agnes MARCIL died 3 March 1790 in Longueuil, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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Agnes MARCIL married

Vincent BETOURNAY-- Date: 19 January 1761 Place: Longueuil, Canada
Vincent BETOURNAY was the child of Pierre BERTOURNE (BETOURNAY) and Marie-Anne EMARD (AYMARD)

Children of Vincent BETOURNAY and Agnes MARCIL:

Marie BETOURNAY (b.2 May 1762, Longueuil, Canada d. 12 April 1834, L'Acadie, Lower Canada )
m. Toussaint THUOT dit DUVAL 17 June 1782 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

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1738 Birth
31 May 1738
La Prairie, Canada, New France

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1761 Marriage / Partner
Agnes MARCIL and Vincent BETOURNAY 19 January 1761, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

She was 22 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Marie BETOURNAY was born 2 May 1762, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Agnes was 23 years old.

1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.

1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.